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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Richard living during the early years of Walter and Patty's marriage?

2. Carol tells everyone that, upon leaving his parents, Joey was very what?

3. In ""Good Neighbors," Patty is known for being unable to do what?

4. What does Carol's boyfriend do that really upsets Patty in "Good Neighbors"?

5. After speaking with Walter in "Mistakes Were Made," Patty learns what about Eliza?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Patty leaves Eliza for the last time?

2. How does Patty respond to Joey's relationship with Connie?

3. How do the residents of Ramsey Hill view Patty Berglund?

4. Who is Ethan Post, and how does he affect Patty and her family?

5. What business does Joey start? What is the outcome of this venture?

6. What is Patty's relationship with her two children like?

7. Describe Patty's relationship with her parents.

8. What is Connie Monaghan's relationship to the Berglund family?

9. How does Patty's friendship with Eliza end?

10. How do Patty and Richard end up taking a road trip? What happens during that trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel's epigraph, which is taken from The Winter's Tale. How does this quote reflect the novel's plot and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Connie and Jenna. How are their characters similar, and how are they different? How does each impact Joey?

Essay Topic 3

Birds are central to the novel. Write an essay in which you analyze the impact of birds both on Walter's character and the novel as a whole.

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